Hey, I'm Raena

I'm a geeky chick living in Melbourne, Australia. I like knitting, riding my bike, coffee, wine, reading, and building little bits of fluff for the Web.

I work at SitePoint as their Community Manager.

I blog

• HOWTO: Epic Lazy Lemon Slice

  I made a lemon slice and took it into work today. It may well be the laziest lemon slice recipe in the world. Go for it!

  7 February 2010, 9:15 pm

• iSnack 2.0? Seriously?

  Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame. Lame.

  27 September 2009, 12:48 am

• Paywalls and News

  Don't whinge and say "well mainstream media sux too omg," because a decent journo with a quality bullshit filter still beats some pimply-faced yoof's two-minute brainfarts on YouTube any day of the week.

  15 August 2009, 7:36 pm

• An "I TOLD you so" moment

  Gee whiz, what a revelation from one Robert Scoble.

  12 August 2009, 6:45 pm

• Yet Another Reason to Love the Kindle

  Without a cover, no one need know that you're getting your fix of [cheesy vampire action](http://www.thetwilightsaga.com/). Death to scornful poseurs.

  14 July 2009, 11:52 pm

• Green Avatars for Iran: An Exercise in Slacktivism

  The real action is happening in Iran. Don't confuse solidarity with action. You're not rocking the free world by being a spectator.

  23 June 2009, 8:42 pm

• "Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input."

  Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

  18 May 2009, 1:55 pm

• There's more to NetRegistry's naughty nurses

  NetRegistry's doctors and nurses stand at CeBIT ruffled some feathers. I didn't think the nurses alone were all that bad, but there's more to this story to cause disappointment. Here's why.

  17 May 2009, 12:49 am

• I'm on a Twitter diet

  I'm drastically reducing my use of Twitter. You can read about that over here at Twitip, which is (unsurprisingly) a blog all about Twitter tips. One thing I very imply quite strongly is that Twitter is like junk food, and...

  2 April 2009, 6:04 pm

• Sexy Web Design

  It’s here! Sexy Web Design is out now. It’s the first book I’ve edited so I’m extra thrilled. The book goes through the process of creating a design, from brief through research through to design and deliverables. It’s a...

  18 March 2009, 3:18 am

• The Wonderful World of Unicode

  ☕ HOT BEVERAGE The most delicious of all the Unicode characters. ♘ WHITE CHESS KNIGHT Alternately, “OMG HORSIE!” ♨ HOT SPRINGS Alternately, delicious pancake. ☋ DESCENDING NODE Ideal for tweeting about your latest piercing. 〠 POSTAL MARK FACE Japan: awesome....

  3 March 2009, 6:16 pm

• Get your Social Marketing Bullshit Bingo Card

  I love what I do but sometimes I feel like I need to get all the weird internet-isms out of my system. So, without further ado: It has gradients! It has a beta label! It has curved corners!1 It has...

  25 February 2009, 4:25 am

• The insignificance of Twitter

  Almost a hundred people are dead and thousands are homeless from the Victorian bushfires as I write this. It is a horrible tragedy and I am thinking good thoughts for everyone. Meanwhile: Wow. Really? Sure, Twitter is great, but let’s...

  8 February 2009, 1:30 pm

• Thanks, car ladies

  This is for the two ladies—you looked like you might have been a mum and a daughter—who saw me walking down the street, carrying my cat home from the vet. You pulled over and asked me if kitty and I needed...

  6 February 2009, 6:37 pm

• Cloud of tweets

  There is something especially lovely and hypnotic about Wordle clouds. Here's one I made from my twitter statistics. See this on wordle.net (image is cc-by)....

  29 December 2008, 9:51 pm

I tweet

• @wingedmonkey I answered. Also, every *what* is hot for Shepard?

  7 February 2010, 11:15 pm

• @toscorlando It was really sticky. You may want to reduce your condensed milk quantity!

  7 February 2010, 10:56 pm

• OK, who asked the Shepard question on my formspring page? ;)

  7 February 2010, 10:43 pm

• I still want your questions. http://bit.ly/5I6HsJ

  7 February 2010, 10:10 pm

• posted HOWTO: Epic Lazy Lemon Slice http://heyraena.com/2010/02/howto-epic-lazy-lemon-slice.php

  7 February 2010, 9:37 pm

• @RyhanH Next to my desk.

  7 February 2010, 8:16 pm

• @d11wtq But you DO work on the second floor. ;)

  7 February 2010, 8:00 pm

• @sentience *blush*

  7 February 2010, 7:21 pm

• Lemon slice: bit sticky but seems to have been a winrar!

  7 February 2010, 5:57 pm

• @PpcMom ooh yes to share. Especially in light of this brownie-eating incident you just reported!

  7 February 2010, 12:00 am

• @cafuego that CAD. :p

  6 February 2010, 11:59 pm

• @cafuego Whaaaaaat?! :-o

  6 February 2010, 9:34 pm

• I think today's domestic goddessry shall take the form of a lemon slice.

  6 February 2010, 9:20 pm

• THIS JUST IN: Werribee train smells of piss. Film most definitely not at 11.

  5 February 2010, 7:38 pm

• @PpcMom I should bake something too. There will be epic snacks.

  5 February 2010, 5:01 pm

• What does your Myers-Briggs assessment say about you? This result is totally accurate for me. http://bit.ly/c54Nuo (via @missamanda)

  4 February 2010, 9:56 pm

• Friday: the perfect day to listen to this mashup. http://bit.ly/9H0QyO

  4 February 2010, 9:32 pm

• @karl_lurman You could grab a delicious piece of frozen MEAT LOG after.

  4 February 2010, 8:30 pm

• @karl_lurman Are you coming up for ours? Sentido Funf.

  4 February 2010, 8:23 pm

• @toscorlando @karl_lurman @atetlaw LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU

  4 February 2010, 6:56 pm

I take photos

I like music

• N.A.S.A. – Money (Grant Phabao Remix)

  4 February 2010, 8:58 pm

• Pance Party – My Sunny G's

  4 February 2010, 7:07 pm

• Dj Texas – The Squirm Mix

  6 January 2010, 5:36 pm

• iriXx – eleison

  17 December 2009, 4:08 am

• Dj Texas – Foundation5_09

  13 December 2009, 9:41 pm

• ElectroSound – Hustler's Dream

  26 November 2009, 9:22 pm

• The Young Lovers – Love You Madly

  26 November 2009, 8:14 pm

• Midnight Juggernauts – Into The Galaxy

  18 October 2009, 5:51 pm

• Midnight Juggernauts – Road To Recovery (Miami Horror remix)

  5 October 2009, 7:23 am

• Gnarls Barkley – Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)

  4 October 2009, 9:49 pm

• Bloc Party – One More Chance (Alex Metric Remix)

  1 October 2009, 2:06 am

• WOW – Future Ghost (Pink Frost Remix)

  28 September 2009, 8:12 pm

• Waiter – Butterfly

  28 September 2009, 8:02 pm

• DJ Dan – I Don't Care (Hot Mouth Remix)

  28 September 2009, 6:43 pm

• Douster & Arcade – Wasted

  28 September 2009, 6:42 pm

• Dillinja – Twist 'Em Out (Proper Villains Remix)

  28 September 2009, 6:29 pm

• Delorean – Seasun (John Talabot's Kids & Drums Remix)

  28 September 2009, 6:22 pm

• Gorillaz – Sound Check (Gravity)

  13 August 2009, 6:17 pm

• The Young Punx – Mashitup (Goshi Goshi Mix)

  12 August 2009, 8:07 pm

• Wreckx-N-Effect – Rump Shaker (LunyP Zoom Zoom Boom Boom Edit)

  12 August 2009, 7:42 pm

• Radiohead – Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box

  12 August 2009, 7:42 pm

• Evermore – Hey Boys and Girls (Diamond Cut Remix)

  12 August 2009, 7:42 pm

• Arcade Fire – Wake Up

  8 July 2009, 10:43 pm

• The Prodigy – Funky Shit

  8 July 2009, 10:43 pm

• The Presets – Together

  8 July 2009, 10:43 pm

• Leventina – Nightshift (Original Mix)

  8 July 2009, 10:42 pm

• Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (Zodiac Cartel Mix) (Extended Mix)

  11 March 2009, 7:28 pm

• Phoenix – 1901 (Mr. Vega Remix)

  11 March 2009, 7:24 pm

• Bit Crushers – Wanna Ride (DJ Fame Remix)

  25 February 2009, 9:46 pm

• U-Gene – Electrocast #23

  31 August 2008, 6:43 pm

• Hoodoo Gurus – Miss Freelove '69

  4 June 2008, 5:49 pm

• Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music – Love Is the Drug

  22 April 2008, 11:03 pm

• The Chemical Brothers – Under The Influence

  22 April 2008, 9:21 pm

• The Bad Luck Charms – Twenty Steps To Paradise

  22 April 2008, 9:14 pm

• Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire – 11:11

  22 April 2008, 6:17 pm

• Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire – Core and Rind

  22 April 2008, 5:47 pm

• Ash – Angel Interceptor

  19 April 2008, 10:25 am

• Bachelor Of Arts – Dazed and Confused

  19 April 2008, 10:25 am